It was announced that next summer will be the final season for TV's Monk series starring three-time Emmy winner Tony Shalhoub. USA Network VP Jeff Wachtell said, "By many measures, Monk is the most successful series in the history of basic cable...Our fans have been extremely dedicated, and Season 8 should prove to be a very satisfying reward."
The first of the three Wallander films, Sidetracked, will premiere on the November 30th at 9pm on BBC One. And by the way, if you happen to find yourself in Ystad, Sweden, you can take the "In the foodsteps of Wallender" tour.
The controversial Imus in the Morning program took on a more peaceable topic interviewing Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark, authors of the recently-released Dashing Through the Snow.
The Killer Inside Me (a remake of the 1976 movie) is preparing to start filming in January. Directed by Michael Winterbottom, it's based on the best-selling 1950s book by Jim Thompson, a master of the noir/thriller genre, who wrote in the same vein as James M. Cain and Elmore Leonard about the seedier side of L.A.
The Digital Spy is reporting that the BBC commissioned four new George Gently dramas to air next year. The series is based on Alan Hunter's series featuring Scotland Yard Inspector Gently book (Martin Shaw) and his partner John Bacchus (Lee Ingleby), solving crimes in 1960s Northumberland.
The Gawker investigated the "return of the mystery" to Hollywood with projects like Dexter, True Blood, and the upcoming Sherlock Holmes film by Guy Ritchie.
NPR's Maureen Corrigan chose her Top Five Crime And Mystery Novels Of 2008.
The National Post took a look at TV's Without a Trace and recent episode featuring a 16-year-old female reader of noir books, as part of a discussion on how pulp fiction hacks invented noir and changed popular culture.
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